Thesaurus results for WENT DOWN

went down

verb

past tense of go down, slang

as in happened

to take place when's the drug deal supposed to go down?

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Recent Examples of went down Xhaka was about to take a free kick when Larin blocked him and went down on the pitch. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 June 2026 Then Ward, Rushing and Alex Freeland, all went down swinging. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026 Brazil drew their first game against Morocco, while Haiti went down fighting 0-1 to Scotland. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 19 June 2026 When our neighbor in a Maryland beach town fell on hard times, my dad went down to the bank and co-signed the man’s mortgage — without saying a word to anyone. — Maureen Dowd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 That team spirit will be tested against the Socceroos later today in what is expected to be a feisty, physical affair after what went down the last time these two teams played. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 June 2026 This turned a great explorer into a great survivor, as the voyage went down in legend for the extraordinary escape by those on board and a heroically safe return. — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 4 July 2026 Around Christmas 2024 the Estlink 2 cable between Finland and Estonia went down after a shadow-fleet tanker, the Eagle S, dragged its anchor across the seabed. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Grown men took delight in hitting one of the beach balls — some painted like soccer balls — that floated through the air during the walk, which started at the Power & Light District, went down Grand Boulevard and ended at Fan Fest. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down

Verb

When that happened, on July 4, 1778, locals rang the old bell, which had been delivered up the Mississippi from New Orleans, and for a long time locals stored the bell inside the church.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The incident seemed to spark a bit of life into Morocco as its best passages of play happened afterwards, with Canada seeming to lose a step after starting so well.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

The game included nine triple stumpers and came down to Final Jeopardy!

— USA TODAY Staff, USA Today, 7 July 2026
The order came down on Friday afternoon, just one day ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which occurred just one block down the road from Washington’s residence at Independence Hall.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026

Definition of came down

Verb

There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
There was the majestic no-doubter that landed more than halfway up the left-field bleachers, a majestic blast that evoked memories of Andrés Galarraga.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of was

Verb

After leaving prison in 2009, Kidan began working at a staffing agency, went on to found a staffing business, Chartwell Staffing Solutions, and now serves as president of Empire Workforce Solutions, the White House said.

— Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Trump went on to describe how the project would feature a luxe hotel managed by Aman Resorts and a food and beverage program from Manhattan staple Carbone.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

Definition of went on

Verb

Norway sat off during the second half, holding their 4-5-1 shape, and the Ivory Coast equaliser came about from a system switch and double sub.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 1 July 2026
The trail came about when the Adventure Cycling Association and several federal, state, and local government agencies teamed up to realize their vision of building the largest public bike route network in the world.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026